练习
1..At the meeting they discussed three different to the study of maths.
A. approaches
B. means
C. methods
D. ways
2...Many kinds of birds fly south at the of winter.
A. sight
B. approach
C. direction
D. access
3..What do you think is the most _____ time to find him at home?
A. likely
B. probably
C. possibly
D. correctly
4.A 这里需要一个形容词，BCD都是副词。
5.—What do you think is_________ to happen to me tomorrow?
—Sorry,I don’t know.
A.possible
B.likely
C.able
D.about
［解析］be likely to do表示“可能做某事”。
答案：B
6. Susan is ____ to come and see me this Sunday evening.
【译文】Susan很可能在本周六的晚上来看我。
A. possible
B. likely
C. impossible
D. scarcely
7. He is not _____ to pass the final exam.
【译文】他不可能在期末考试中及格。
A. possibly
B. possible
C. porbably
D. likely
8. The weather being rainy, the school sports meet is ________ to be put off.
A. likely
B. able
C. possible
D. probable
9.If you are ______ about Brazil, you may read this book.
A. curious
B. upset
C. strange
D. interested
10.It is very ______ that she will ring me tonight.
A. likely
B. possibly
C. probably
D. perhaps
11._______, a learned man makes fewer mistakes in life than a man without knowledge.
A. In general
B. As general
C. On general
D. At general
12. The discovery of new evidence led to .
A. the thief having caught
B. catch the thief
C. the thief being caught
D. the thief to be caught
13.It would be very safe if you_________ the door_________ to the garden.
A.fasten;led
B.will fasten;leads
C.fastened;leading
D.fastened;to lead
14.Firemen said the fire was under control, but they warned that the change in the weather might new fires.
A.lead to
B.bring in
C.result from
D.break out
_____ can you expect to get a pay rise.
【译文】只有努力工作，你才有希望提高你的工资。
A. With hard work
B. Although work hard
C. Only with hard work
D. Now that he works hard
15.Not only I but also Jane and Mary _____ tired of having one examination after another.
【译文】我，Jane和Mary都讨厌一个接一个的考试。
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. be
【答案及简析】B。not only…but also…引导的短语作主语，谓语动词就近一致。
______ the Chinese have been to Beijing.
【译文】不是所有的中国人都去过北京。
A. None of
B. All
C. Not all
D. No
16.Not only _____ polluted, but _____ crowded.
【译文】城市不仅仅是被污染了，而且街上也拥挤。
A. was the city; were the streets
B. the city was; the streets were
C. was the city; the streets were
D. the city was; were the streets
on the whole, in short, all in all, general, in a word, in conclusion, in closing, in summary
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1. A smile can put people _______________ (自在).
2. _________________(别在这里丢脸). Let’s talk about this problem at home.
3. It’s rude to _______________________ _______ (背对着你的老师) and refuse to
answer his questions.
4. ______ (即使) you don’t succeed, we will stand by you.
5. Johnson _____________________ (上上下下打量了她一番) before asking her
questions.
III. 改错
I couldn’t do my homework with all the noise goes on .
短文改错练习（26）
76．see ∧a 77．she → who 78．walking → walked 79．go → going 80．change →changes 81．√ 82．去掉however 83．from → of 84．practise → practiced 或practiced
85.would-wouldn't